Showtime is developing Hello Nancy, an original film based on the nonfiction book On Her Trail, My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News’ First…
‘Lioness’ Francine Klagsbrun’s biography on Golda Meir won by PatMa Productions
‘Following a competitive bidding situation, former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler and producer Denise Di Novi have acquired rights to the critically-acclaimed, non-fiction book Lioness:…
The Gotham Group’s adaptation of Liz Moore’s ‘Heft’ to star Renée Zellweger
‘Renée Zellweger, Louie Anderson and It‘s Owen Teague have been cast in the lead roles of Heft for director Max Nichols (Two Night Stand). Heft, based on the bestselling novel by…
Amy Adams starring in A.J. Finn’s ‘The Woman in the Window’
‘Amy Adams is set to star in the Fox 2000 film “The Woman in the Window” with Joe Wright directing. The pic is based on…
Hulu developing Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘Less Than Zero’
‘Hulu has put in development a TV adaptation of Less Than Zero, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, with Ellis and Craig Wright…
Lindy West’s ‘Shrill’ being adapted for Hulu Comedy
‘Lorne Michaels, Aidy Bryant are adapting Lindy West’s Memoir ‘Shrill’ as Hulu Comedy. Elizabeth Banks, who optioned the book, also…
Netflix order series of continued adaptation of ‘Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City’
‘Netflix has ordered a new 10-episode instalment of “Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City,”. Based on the books by Maupin, the new…
Crackle to adapt Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’
‘Sony’s Crackle is developing a series reimagining of the Joseph Conrad novel “Heart of Darkness,”. The project is set in the future where…
Davis Morrissey & Eleventh Hour producing Louise Doughty’s ‘Whatever You Love’ for TV
‘Production company Eleventh Hour is teaming up with David Morrissey to adapt Louise Doughty’s Whatever You Love (Faber & Faber, 2010) for…
Nate Blakeslee’s ‘Tulia’ going to Paramount and to be adapted by Tom Brady
‘Tom Brady, a co-exec producer on AMC’s forthcoming horror drama NOS4A2, is writing Tulia, the film based on book Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and…
We have a ‘Venom’ trailer and Tom Hardy’s bizarre accents
I realise the character is a Jekyll and Hyde situation, but in the 2 minute and 44-second trailer, I…
Sebastián Lelio debuting Naomi Alderman’s ‘Disobedience’ at TIFF
‘Sebastián Lelio, writer and director, is on the festival circuit in support of his latest project, Disobedience. Starring Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz and Alessandro Nivola and…
‘After the Flood’ by Kassandra Montag TV rights go to Chernin Entertainment/Endeavor Content
‘Chernin Entertainment and Endeavor Content have closed a TV rights deal for the Kassandra Montag novel After the Flood. Chernin…
New HBO Asia Sherlock Holmes series ‘Miss Sherlock’ plus trailer
‘HBO Asia will premiere this Friday Miss Sherlock, which also marks the network’s first Japanese production, featuring eight episodes shot over…
Trailer for ‘The Seagull’ by Anton Chekhov starring Saoirse Ronan & Annette Bening
Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull stars Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss, Corey Stoll, and Brian Dennehy. Michael Mayer directed The Seagull and Stephen Karam adapted…
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